diff --git a/django_q/cluster.py b/django_q/cluster.py
index 276c7d4..d69a34a 100644
--- a/django_q/cluster.py
+++ b/django_q/cluster.py
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@ def save_task(task):
     # SAVE LIMIT < 0 : Don't save success
     if not task.get('save', Conf.SAVE_LIMIT > 0) and task['success']:
         return
+    # async next in a chain
+    if task.get('chain', None):
+        tasks.async_chain(task['chain'], group=task['group'], cached=task['cached'])
     # SAVE LIMIT > 0: Prune database, SAVE_LIMIT 0: No pruning
     db.close_old_connections()
     try:
@@ -419,14 +422,14 @@ def save_cached(task, broker):
     if timeout is True:
         timeout = None
     try:
-        group = task.get('group', False)
+        group = task.get('group', None)
         iter_count = task.get('iter_count', 0)
         # if it's a group append to the group list
         if group:
             task_key = '{}:{}:{}'.format(broker.list_key, group, task['id'])
             group_key = '{}:{}:keys'.format(broker.list_key, group)
             group_list = broker.cache.get(group_key) or []
-            # if it's an inter group, check if we are ready
+            # if it's an iter group, check if we are ready
             if iter_count and len(group_list) == iter_count-1:
                 group_args = '{}:{}:args'.format(broker.list_key, group)
                 # collate the results into a Task result
@@ -448,6 +451,9 @@ def save_cached(task, broker):
             # save the group list
             group_list.append(task_key)
             broker.cache.set(group_key, group_list)
+            # async next in a chain
+            if task.get('chain', None):
+                tasks.async_chain(task['chain'], group=group, cached=task['cached'])
         # save the task
         broker.cache.set(task_key,
                          signing.SignedPackage.dumps(task),
diff --git a/django_q/models.py b/django_q/models.py
index 0111727..ceba5ad 100644
--- a/django_q/models.py
+++ b/django_q/models.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Task(models.Model):
         return (self.stopped - self.started).total_seconds()
 
     def __unicode__(self):
-        return self.name
+        return u'{}'.format(self.name or self.id)
 
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'django_q'
diff --git a/django_q/tasks.py b/django_q/tasks.py
index 758a0f0..6c04f80 100644
--- a/django_q/tasks.py
+++ b/django_q/tasks.py
@@ -18,15 +18,19 @@ def async(func, *args, **kwargs):
     """Queue a task for the cluster."""
     # get options from q_options dict or direct from kwargs
     options = kwargs.pop('q_options', kwargs)
-    hook = options.pop('hook', None)
     broker = options.pop('broker', get_broker())
     sync = options.pop('sync', False)
-    group = options.pop('group', None)
-    save = options.pop('save', None)
-    cached = options.pop('cached', Conf.CACHED)
-    iter_count = options.pop('iter_count', None)
-    iter_cached = options.pop('iter_cached', None)
-    # get an id
+    # pop optionals
+    opts = {'hook': None,
+            'group': None,
+            'save': None,
+            'cached': Conf.CACHED,
+            'iter_count': None,
+            'iter_cached': None,
+            'chain': None}
+    for key in opts:
+        opts[key] = options.pop(key, opts[key])
+        # get an id
     tag = uuid()
     # build the task package
     task = {'id': tag[1], 'name': tag[0],
@@ -34,19 +38,10 @@ def async(func, *args, **kwargs):
             'args': args,
             'kwargs': kwargs,
             'started': timezone.now()}
-    # add optionals
-    if hook:
-        task['hook'] = hook
-    if group:
-        task['group'] = group
-    if save is not None:
-        task['save'] = save
-    if cached:
-        task['cached'] = cached
-    if iter_count:
-        task['iter_count'] = iter_count
-    if iter_cached:
-        task['iter_cached'] = iter_cached
+    # push optionals
+    for key in opts:
+        if opts[key] is not None:
+            task[key] = opts[key]
     # sign it
     pack = signing.SignedPackage.dumps(task)
     if sync or Conf.SYNC:
@@ -371,7 +366,7 @@ def delete_cached(task_id, broker=None):
 def queue_size(broker=None):
     """
     Returns the current queue size.
-    Note that this doesn't count any tasks curren    key = 'django_q:{}:results'.format(broker.list_key)tly being processed by workers.
+    Note that this doesn't count any tasks currently being processed by workers.
 
     :param broker: optional broker
     :return: current queue size
@@ -383,6 +378,9 @@ def queue_size(broker=None):
 
 
 def async_iter(func, args_iter, **kwargs):
+    """
+    async a function with iterable arguments
+    """
     iter_count = len(args_iter)
     iter_group = uuid()[1]
     # clean up the kwargs
@@ -404,6 +402,81 @@ def async_iter(func, args_iter, **kwargs):
     return iter_group
 
 
+def async_chain(chain, group=None, cached=Conf.CACHED, sync=Conf.SYNC):
+    """
+    async a chain of tasks
+    the chain must be in the format [(func,(args),{kwargs}),(func,(args),{kwargs})]
+    """
+    if not group:
+        group = uuid()[1]
+    args = ()
+    kwargs = {}
+    task = chain.pop(0)
+    if type(task) is not tuple:
+        task = (task,)
+    if len(task) > 1:
+        args = task[1]
+    if len(task) > 2:
+        kwargs = task[2]
+    kwargs['chain'] = chain
+    kwargs['group'] = group
+    kwargs['cached'] = cached
+    kwargs['sync'] = sync
+    async(task[0], *args, **kwargs)
+    return group
+
+
+class Chain(object):
+    """
+    A sequential chain of tasks
+    """
+    def __init__(self, chain=None, group=None, cached=Conf.CACHED, sync=Conf.SYNC):
+        self.chain = chain or []
+        self.group = group or ''
+        self.cached = cached
+        self.sync = sync
+
+    def append(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        add a task to the chain
+        takes the same parameters as async()
+        """
+        task = (func, args, kwargs)
+        self.chain.append(task)
+
+    def run(self):
+        """
+        Start queueing the chain to the worker cluster
+        :return: the chain's group id
+        """
+        self.group = async_chain(self.chain, group=self.group, cached=self.cached, sync=self.sync)
+        return self.group
+
+    def result(self, wait=0):
+        """
+        return the full list of results from the chain when it finishes. blocks until timeout.
+        :param int wait: how many milliseconds to wait for a result
+        :return: an unsorted list of results
+        """
+        return result_group(self.group, wait=wait, count=len(self.chain), cached=self.cached)
+
+    def fetch(self, failures=True, wait=0):
+        """
+        get the task result objects from the chain when it finishes. blocks until timeout.
+        :param failures: include failed tasks
+        :param int wait: how many milliseconds to wait for a result
+        :return: an unsorted list of task objects
+        """
+        return fetch_group(self.group, failures=failures, wait=wait, count=len(self.chain), cached=self.cached)
+
+    def current(self):
+        """
+        get the index of the currently executing chain element
+        :return int: current chain index
+        """
+        return count_group(self.group, cached=self.cached)
+
+
 def _sync(pack):
     """Simulate a package travelling through the cluster."""
     task_queue = Queue()